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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786046303321

Titolo

Friend to mankind [[electronic resource] ] : Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) / / Michael Shepherd, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Shepheard-Walwyn, 1999

ISBN

0-85683-387-8

0-85683-389-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShepherdMichael <1929->

Disciplina

186/.4

Soggetti

Philosophers - Italy

Platonists - Italy

Philosophy, Renaissance

Italy Intellectual life 1268-1559

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Marsilio Ficino - A Man for All Seasons; A Man of Compassion; In Praise of the One- Marsilio Ficino and Advaita; Fellow Philosophers; Ficino's Influence in Europe; Ficino on the Nature of Love and the Beautiful; Ficino and Astrology; Ficino and Portraiture; Dean Colet; Ficino and Shakespeare; Music and Marsilio Ficino; Ficino on Law and Justice; Translating Ficina; Marsilio Ficino: Magus and Cultural Visionary; Marsili a Ficino and Medicine

A Little Lesson in 'Counter-Education': A Dialogue with the Ghost of Ficina on the Theme of PsychotherapyMarsilio Ficino on Leadership; Ficino's Message to the Church Today; Further Reading; The Contributors; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Eighteen essays reexamine Ficino's life and work focusing on three essential aspects: his significance in his own times, his spreading influence throughout Europe and over subsequent centuries in many areas of thought and creativity, and his enduring relevance today. Translation of his major works from Latin enables a new generation to rediscover and share Ficino's vision of human potential.